Senior Data Scientist
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Thoughtworks
We are laser-focused on transforming your digital journey so you can make extraordinary impact today, tomorrow and beyond.Being a Data Scientist at Thoughtworks means leveraging expertise in AI, machine learning, and data mining to tackle complex business challenges. You'll work across industries, developing models and data-driven solutions that drive impact.
Beyond technical execution, you’ll shape strategy, ensure data quality, and translate insights into actionable recommendations. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you’ll communicate findings to diverse stakeholders and contribute throughout the data product lifecycle. Continuous learning, innovation, and mentorship are key to this role, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and growth. With a blend of technical excellence, business acumen, and problem-solving, you’ll make a real impact.
Job responsibilities
- Develop and implement data science and machine learning solutions that drive business impact.
- Conduct experiments, test hypotheses, and apply advanced analytics to solve complex problems.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate models into applications and tools.
- Communicate insights effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Engineer features by creatively combining internal and external data sources.
- Advocate for data-driven decision-making and responsible AI practices.
- Ensure ethical considerations in data science, including privacy, bias, and fairness.
- Stay updated on industry advancements and contribute to the data science community.
- Mentor and share knowledge while developing scalable frameworks and best practices.
Job qualifications
Technical Skills
- Ability to bring deep technical and practical knowledge in Data Science to a fast-paced, collaborative environment, ideally gained over approximately 5 years of experience working on complex Data Science, AI, or a related field/projects.
- Proven experience working with Google Cloud Platform and its tools for Data Science applications.
- Strong proficiency in Python (DataFrames, statistical modeling, machine learning libraries).
- Expertise in SQL for complex queries and data analysis.
- Familiarity with different Data Science techniques: clustering, classification, regression, anomaly detection, simulation and optimization problems.
- Strong knowledge of data pipelines, model deployment, monitoring, testing and maintenance.
Professional Skills
- You understand the importance of stakeholder management and can easily liaise between clients and other key stakeholders throughout projects, ensuring buy-in and gaining trust along the way.
- You are resilient in ambiguous situations and can adapt your role to approach challenges from multiple perspectives.
- You don’t shy away from risks or conflicts, instead you take them on and skillfully manage them.
- You are eager to coach, mentor and motivate others and you aspire to influence teammates to take positive action and accountability for their work.
- You enjoy influencing others and always advocate for technical excellence while being open to change when needed.
Soft Skills & Mindset
- Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking with a bias for action.
- Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new business domains and challenges.
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills to engage with stakeholders at all levels.
- Passion for mentoring and knowledge sharing within the team.
Languages
- Spanish proficiency is required - If you are not fluent in Spanish, strong English skills are required.
Nice-to-Have Skills (bonus)
- Experience with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Data Mesh.
- Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, R Shiny, Plotly).
- Knowledge of other cloud providers (AWS, Azure) is beneficial but not required.
Other things to know
Learning & Development
There is no one-size-fits-all career path at Thoughtworks: however you want to develop your career is entirely up to you. But we also balance autonomy with the strength of our cultivation culture. This means your career is supported by interactive tools, numerous development programs and teammates who want to help you grow. We see value in helping each other be our best and that extends to empowering our employees in their career journeys.
About Thoughtworks
Thoughtworks is a dynamic and inclusive community of bright and supportive colleagues who are revolutionizing tech. As a leading technology consultancy, we’re pushing boundaries through our purposeful and impactful work. For 30+ years, we’ve delivered extraordinary impact together with our clients by helping them solve complex business problems with technology as the differentiator. Bring your brilliant expertise and commitment for continuous learning to Thoughtworks. Together, let’s be extraordinary.
* Salary range is an estimate based on our AI, ML, Data Science Salary Index 💰
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